Hight is 14 - 10 against Pedregon in prior events. This is the second time that
Robert Hight has qualified 12th at the Winternationals. The last time he did it was in 2006 and he went on to win the race.

We
start the round with a wild race. Pedregon is away first with a nice lead and then starts to spin the tires. Hight's Mustang gets
just a little further and light them up even more. He pumps the throttle, but the car starts to get sideways and won't
recover.

Pedregon strokes it just right and is back in front just before the 660 lights and pulls steadily ahead for the almost 80
foot win.

This is the first time Force and Burkart have faced each other in eliminations. The number one Funny Car qualifier has won three
times in the last 25 years at the Winternationals. This is Courtney Force's 3rd #1 spot in her last six races. This is Phil
Burkart's seventh time as the #16 qualifier. In his previous six starts he has won one round and that was when he beat John force at
Indy in 2005.

Burkhart gets a small starting line advantage, but the Mustang is out in front before sixty feet and pulling
steadily ahead. Steve Pluger's Monte Carlo strikes the tires before the 330 lights and their weekend is over.

Force is 42 - 24 against Capps in prior events. This is John
Force's 35th Winternationals event and it's only the 2nd time that he has qualified 11th. The other time was 1979 his first year at
this race.

We get a stellar race this time with a pair of Funny Cars side by side from start to finish. Capps starts with a small
0.002 RT advantage and then starts a slow but steady pull down the track. Force is slowly catching him, but runs out of race track
first. Very Nice!